(These are the instructions from Aunt Norma's Pantry Moth Spray... if you don't want to purchcase the spray- you can try filling a spray bottle with white vinegar and dish detergent in place of the Pantry Moth Spray)

Now that you are thoroughly disgusted and understand the
enemy, it’s time to get started. There
is a lot of work to do, and sadly, there is no shortcut. This is war.
You need to begin by removing every item from your pantry. You will be tempted to avoid this step, but
it is crucial. Next, throw out pretty
much everything. If you can’t bring
yourself to toss hundreds of dollars of food into the trash, there are some
alternatives, but be warned, it might not get rid of the problem and you could
end up having to toss everything a few weeks later anyways. FIRST, you can transfer any items that don’t seem affected
into the freezer. None of the stages of
the organism (eggs, larvae, adults) is very temperature-tolerant and all can be
killed by a week of freezing or by brief heating in a microwave or conventional
oven when such treatment is practical.
Just make sure that your freezer is set to its coldest setting or the
little buggers will merely hibernate.

ELIMINATE THE SOURCE

NEXT, if you want to keep some items
like canned goods and spices, you must inspect each one and then wash them in
hot, soapy water or Aunt Norma’s Pantry Moth Spray. Check everything, like inside the spice
bottle lids and behind the canned good labels.
Do this for every single thing that will be returning to your cupboard. If you miss some eggs or larvae, they will
turn into moths and start reproducing again.
This is the most common reason for “re-infestation”. Nothing is safe. Check baskets, shelf liners, cookbooks, and
recipe boxes. Trust me, you only want to
do this once, so do it right.

NOW you need to clean the
pantry like you’ve never cleaned before.
Cancel your plans for the rest of the weekend. Remove any loose shelf liner, and wash down
all surfaces with hot soapy water. Next,
Spray Aunt Norma’s liberally on all surfaces (and under shelves, in corners,
etc.) Use the far-reaching sprayer to
get into areas like door hinges (a favorite place for moths to cocoon),
ceilings, holes, corners and spaces or gaps where the panels don’t completely
meet. It is best to wear gloves and a
mask for this step. The spray contains
non-toxic ingredients as well as essential oils and other insect repellents
that not only kill the eggs and larvae but deter the adult moths from returning
to lay more eggs and start the process over again. You can wipe the areas lightly with a damp
sponge to spread out the formula, or to absorb some if you went nuts with the
spray and your pantry is dripping. Allow to dry before returning any food to the
pantry.

At this stage, hopefully you
have killed all the existing eggs and larvae, but you are probably going to
still see some adult moths flying around over the next few days to weeks. Some might’ve escaped when the cleaning
started or were hiding in another part of the home. They won’t want to return to the pantry,
though. After all, there’s no food for
them anymore and they HATE the smell that the spray leaves behind, but they are
desperately looking for a place to mate and lay eggs. It is at this point recommended to set out a
Pantry Moth Trap to kill any escapees that you either missed or that have
hatched after you cleaned. This is a pheromone trap that lures the males
and can be a good alternative to spending all of your free time
moth-hunting. In any case, don’t panic if you continue to
see moths. With one female laying up to
300 eggs a day, it is unlikely that you killed ALL of the eggs hidden in your
home. The process works by interrupting
their life cycle, but this can take some time for them to all die-off. As long as you
keep them from getting back into the food (with the freezer method and with the
spray scent in the pantry), they are doomed.

SEARCH AND DESTROY

Collect your family members and anyone
living in the house and instruct them to hunt and kill any adult moths they
see. If you have issues about
bug-killing or are worried about karma, get over it…quickly. You have a small window of opportunity to
kill these remaining menaces or you will be back to square one before you know
it. If you need some motivation, keep in
mind that these creatures are not
nice. They are actually carnivorous and
are programmed for survival. They might
even try to attack you when you swat at them.
Don’t be fooled, they are not
cute and they are not your friends. You can also discourage re-infestation by
using Aunt Norma’s Pantry Moth Spray to frequently touch up the pantry. You can spray directly around sealed food
containers as the spray is non-toxic.
The moths hate this stuff. Keep
all foods in airtight, preferably glass, containers, and store whatever you can
in the freezer. Good Luck!